It's absolutely, unabashedly gorgeous outside! The past few days have been spectacular, and what a boon to the senses. I feel uplifted and energized by the sun. The Baby and I have enjoyed several mornings of long walks, and playing in the leaves. At nineteen months, her … [Read more...]
Where the Wild Things Are
On Saturday afternoon, my husband and I took both our daughters and eight other children to see Where The Wild Things Are for Girl 1's ninth birthday party. It was a wild rumpus, indeed! But apart from organizing ten excited children, sorting out their popcorn, candy and beverage orders and coping … [Read more...]
Hoping for Peace
November 11th is still an official holiday in Western Canada, so our whole family is off work and school for the day. But on November 10th, my kids' school had a Remembrance Day assembly. I have attended this event every one of the five years that I've had kids attending this school, and I have to … [Read more...]
Thursday Random
My husband is out of town this week for work, and I miss him like crazy. Every thing in my house seems off kilter and wrong. Unbalanced and weird. Countdown to his Saturday return begins. My mother-in-law came to help out with the kids while my husband is away. She was awesome and I wanted her … [Read more...]
Getting the Kids Vaccinated
Yesterday morning my husband woke up at 5am to get in line. The last time either one of us did anything like that was for concert tickets - and it was many years ago. This time it was for the H1N1 vaccine for our kids. All the conflicting news reports about the supply running out, and 9-hour … [Read more...]
Hey, Birthday Girl!
Dear Daughter:It seems impossible to believe, but nine years ago today you were born! Nine years ago today I was exhausted, exhilarated, ecstatic. Nine years ago today I counted your ten tiny fingers and toes, exclaimed over your perfect features, and basked in your newborn beauty. Nine years ago … [Read more...]
Pierced!
The Girl turned five last week. For her birthday gift, she wanted to get her ears pierced and we agreed. I had heard good things about Caryl Baker Visage for childrens' ear piercings. They've got these earrings that are nearly impossible to remove, and their employees have some … [Read more...]
Random on Wednesday
I love the bullet point. Note that I'm becoming increasingly obsessed with it in my blog postings. It just works, you know? I went through a similar phase with the semicolon in university. A teaching assistant ("Rob" from Literary Theory taught by the divine Gary Wihl, McGill circa 1995) … [Read more...]
Learning vs Distraction: The Power of Toys
On Thursday, I was invited to participate in a Round Table discussion at Indigo. The purpose of the morning was to examine the role that toys play in our households, while also taking a look at some of the hot new books and toys for kids right now. The event was moderated by Kathy Buckworth, … [Read more...]
Brown Bag Turkey and a Trip to the Farmer’s Market
I finally downloaded some pictures from Thanksgiving. Here's my twenty-pound turkey in all it's glistening, savoury glory: I prepared the turkey in a brown bag. It's absolutely no-fail to the extreme. It's my ninth year doing this, and every single year, the bird is impeccably … [Read more...]
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